Memorial and inscription tablet



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L. MACY.

MEMORIALVAND INSCRIPTION TABLET.

Patented Oct. 28,1884.

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LAMBERT MACY, OF GREENSBOBOUGH, INDIANA.

MEMORIAL AND INSCRIPTION TABLET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 307,129, dated October28, 1884.

Application filed February 1l, 18S-i.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Bc it known that I, LAMBERT MACY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Greensborough, in the county of Henry and State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Memorial and InscriptionTablets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in memorial and inscriptiontablets, to be used as head-boards at the graves of deceased persons orelsewhere, either temporarily or permanently, in which a wooden or metalstrip of suitable width, length, and thickness is perforated near thetop with an opening, with suitable flanges on the back thereof forreceiving a glass, and back of that a metal or other plate for receivingthe inscription to be preserved, and means for securing the same inplace and for protecting the same from the Weather and from injury. Iattain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which-'- Figure l is a general and front view, and Fig. Zisa longitudinal sectional view through the center of the tablet and otherparts.

Similarletters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A represents the metal or Wooden strip or head-board with the apertureH, with beveled or grooved edges, and with flanges F F on the back sidethereof.

G represents a glass, cut in shape and size to cover the hole H and restupon the flanges F F.

I represents a plate of metal or other material, on which is written,painted, engraved, or printed the inscription desired to be preserved,and which may be readily read through the glass front G, through theaperture H. To secure this glass and inscription-plate in place and toprotect the same, a back of metal or wood, B, of suitable size andthickness, has a tongue, T, and a groove, S, at its lower end, whichtongue ts into a groove, X, on the back of A, and the groove S upon thetongue Z on the back of A. This back piece, B, extends proper size anddepth to receive the ends at (Xo model.)

top of A and B. This cap projects over each side and each edge of thecombined headboard A and back B a suitable distance, and on the underside of the cap C, at each end thereof, is fastened a right-angled metalor other brace, O O', fastened to the, cap C and to the head-board andback B by screws. By removing the cap G by taking out the screwssecuring the braces to it and lifting it off, and by lifting the back Bout of its groove, the plate I? may be removed, inscribed, and replacedreadily, and the cap being replaced, the same is secure. The whole isused by pushing the lower end of the'head-board into the earth at thehead of the'grave; or the tablet may be used for any other purpose towhich it may be adapted, such as for labels in orchards, arboretums, &c.

W'hat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

In a memorial and inscription tablet, the combination of the head-boardA, having an aperture, H, with iianges F F', for receiving andsupporting the glass plate G and inscription-plate I?, and having agroove, X, and tongue Z, for receiving and holding in place the lowerend of the back. B, with the cap C, having a niortise in its under sideto iit over the top ends of the head-board A and back B, so as to keepthem in place, and with rightangled braces O O, for securing the cap -inplace, the back B, with tongue T and groove S, for holding the same incontact with headboard A, so as to keep glass plate G andinscription-plate Pin place` the glass plate G, resting upon flanges FF', covering the aperture H, and the inscription-plate P, for containingany inscription that may be writien or engraved thereupon, and restingwith its face against the back of glass plate G, and secured in place byback B, so that the inscription shall be legible through the glass, andat `the same time protected from the weather and damage, all combinedand arranged in the manner described, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

LAMBERT MACY.

VVit-nesses:

JOHN SPEAKMAN, Lnvr Coon.

